Definitions for required
re·quired

Princeton's WordNet(3.17 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. needed, needful, required, requisiteadjective

   necessary for relief or supply

   "provided them with all things needful"

2. compulsory, mandatory, requiredadjective

   required by rule

   "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Required

   of Require

Editors Contribution(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. required

   For a specific purpose.

   They required passports to travel abroad.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020  

2. required

   Verb form of the word require.

   They required many people to prepare the field for the wedding, all gathered and it was completed efficiently.

   Submitted by MaryC on August 12, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'required' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #645

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'required' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2094

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'required' in Adjectives Frequency: #609

How to pronounce required?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of required in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of required in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of required in a Sentence

1. Eric Bland:

   This is about the use of overreaching deadly force in situations where it is not required.

2. Prem Rawat:

   In that most magnificent place, the purest of all places—your heart, someone resides there who is your closest friend. There for you always. No cell phone required. No language required to communicate. All is there within you. Other parties have to end, but this one has the possibility of going on and on, for the rest of your life.

3. Anil Swarup:

   Environment is non-negotiable but we can't live without coal. You can't wish away coal, there is a temporary drop in demand, but no question of reducing coal output. We are well short of coal required in the country.

4. Sunil Dahiya:

   It is happening internationally and now has started percolating to India too, though it's at a very early stage, corporates and industries are a big source of all kinds of pollution in India, so much more serious thoughts, policies and actions are required from them.

5. Chuck Schumer:

   Let there be no doubt, these disasters are magnified precisely because of climate change, i can not fathom the level of cognitive dissonance required to schedule these votes one right after the other.

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